time he was here, he held a very exclusive dinner with those silicon valley billionaires down in woodside. well, this time he is doing some of that, too, we understand but he is also doing things a little differently. he's taking his message out to the public. i know we have some video of facebook. that's right, he is going to facebook this time. he is going to be holding a town hall style meeting all broadcast live over the internet over facebook from their palo alto headquarters. mark zuckerberg will be the moderator of the public webcast and the questions are preselected from facebook users and we just checked this morning and so far 31,000 people, more than 31,000, have already rsvp'ed. so the president will talk about the economy, the deficit

moss beach some drizzle, woodside down to mountain view. getting close to los gatos. be careful and morgan hill, around mount hamilton, looking at rain-snow mix, snow level down to 2500 feet. lighter rain through vallejo and back through richmond and richmond-san rafael bridge. 47 in redwood city. 46 san rafael. winds gusting over 25 miles an hour. sfo 13 mile-an-hour winds and probably delays later on. it will be slick out there. temperatures will be cool and breezy. chance of a thunderstorm. patchy frost tonight. >>> a new crash reported in the east bay. 880 on the whipple off-ramp, its spinout. these are the things we're going to see this morning. and check out a live shot of san mateo bridge, it's kind of blurry. a wind advisory has been issued for san mateo bridge, bay bridge dumbarton and benicia. walnut creek, this shot. southbound traffic looks good there. in the north bay, a live shot of 101 in san rafael and it's clear as you make your way southbound toward 580 interchange. no problems right now reported in the south bay. look out for some of those wet roads

around woodside, 280, pretty good rain south of redwood city.areful because the showers are hit and miss. if you are traveling at a higher elevation, rain-snow mix east of morgan hill. the moisture no a whole lot less but what is left is sinking south. that is why we're looking at the south bay, peninsula, parts of the east bay looking at very slick roadways. 31 in fairfield. everyone much, much colder this morning but we will look at an area of low pressure to sink southward. the warmup, the wind is going to back off but we will see highs below the average. numbers mainly in the upper 50s to near 60. warmup comes over the weekend. mid-60s tomorrow, upper 60s on on sunday but increasing clouds sunday night into monday in the north bay. then we'll see a string of fair weather with high temperatures right where they should be through next week. >> it's going to be tough ride out of east bay toward the bay bridge because of an injury crash. block the left lane. you can see bridge crews telling folks to avoid the left lane approaching treasure islan

. >>> in san mateo county the have been two empty lion siting and both were in woodside. both -- one was friday night, and the second was this morning. san mateo county is recommending that parents keep a close watch on small children, and avoid hiking or jobbing at dawn, dusk, or nighttime. >>> a billboard battle is popping up the bay area between athiests athiests and an evangelical group. nick smith has more on the dispute and how it got started. >> reporter: billboards in the pay area are asking nonbelievers to save their souls before it's too late. these messages were not sent from above but from a nonprofit evangelical group called family radio. on the group's web site, may 21st is the day of rapture. >> we commanded by god to blow the trumpet, and that exactly what is taking place right now. >> reporter: because they're based in oakland, group challenging their beliefs have posted signs like these, reading, you know it's nonsend. i spoke with the president of american athiests by phone. >> this is how religion hurts people. one of the many ways religion hurts peopl

. >>> san mateo county emergency officials are warning woodside residents about a mountain lion roaming the area. they say it was spotted around 2:45 a.m. this morning near whiskey hill. officials are recommending that residents keep a close eye on small children and avoid hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk or at night when the lions are most active. >>> rehearsals are in full swing in england for the wedding. it was supported -- reported that the couple may have just showed you for a walk-through at westminster abbey. >>> it's the big of a -- gig of a lifetime for ten choirboys they've been warming up today for the big day. a military marching band is also busy today along with buckingham palace cooks. among the treats, they are preparing 10,000 bite-sized snacks. >>> more than 1,000 members of the british armed forces were part of today's trial run. >>> you can watch the royal wedding here live. our coverage starts at 2:00 a.m. on friday. we'll also be streaming it live on ktvu.com. >>> apple is responding for the first time to reported privacy concerns about its iphones and ipads. the c

she goes to woodside at the drop of a hat and meets our students at the bus. we are very proud to have her in our ranks. and all of this she's done while getting a master's degree that she is still working on and she is still plugging along. she raised a daughter who has graduated and lives near harvard and gone to a very prestigeous college, this lady goes above and beyond what we expect of our substitutes and teachers and it's about the kids. she is liked by everybody. and again, it's an honor to be here and present this award to her. madeline. she's also shy. [applause] >> thank you. part of the reason i stay in school is because i have this love of learning and part of that is travel and i'm always traveling. thank you so much. [applause] president mendoza: thank you. congratulations and thank you for all the work you do in our schools. if my colleagues would indulge me, i would like to move up item m and be able to present the fran high school of the arts mural project. i would like to be able to share this video and ask commissioner norton to set it up f

we'll go in for a closer look around half moon bay, woodside is wet.m union city into fremont, milpitas, light sprinkle shower activity. take a look at pink and white. that is a rain-snow mix. snow levels down to 2500 feet. it's going to be colder throughout the day. north bay, showers, american canyon and highway 101 and mill valley. numbers are expected to drop from right now a couple of degrees. we are going to see numbers struggling to stay in the mid 50s. we're in the 50s, upper 40s. with a little afternoon heating and sunshine it will be a brisk day out there. west wind at 30 miles an hour. so at times very breezy, as well. highlights this morning, showers with a little bit of sun. possibility of a thunderstorm and high temperatures today as much as 10 degrees below the average. patchy fog keeps the skies clear as high pressure builds on in. that will bring our temperatures down to somewhat near records. people in north bay valleys in the upper 20s. that there is the front. as it does it brings the colder air, the instability. the threat of some

time he was here he only met with the silicon valley billionaires, very exclusive dinner over in woodside. not a lot of mediathis time he is doing some of access. the last time he was here he only met with the silicon valley billionaires, very exclusive dinner over in woodside. this time he is doing some of that too but he is also doing things a little differently. he is going to be taking his message out to you the public and doing it over facebook. we have some video of this. he is going to be holding a town hall style meeting broadcast live on facebook from their palo alto headquarters. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will be the moderator of the public webcast and the questions are preselected from facebook users, from you. so far 31,000 people have already rsvp'ed. the president will be talking about the economy, the deficit and tax plan. of course, there is the 2012 election coming up so he is also here to fundraise. this is some video of his last visit to the bay area. it was back in february. after the facebook town hall meeting, obama is scheduled to head up to san francisco for thr

. >>> two mountain lion sightings near woodside in the past 24 hours. the first was reported at about 9:00 last night on skyline drive. the second was at 7:00 this morning near cedar lane. the department of fish & game has been notified of those sightings. >>> little gray, cloudy, threatening-looking skies. let's check in with mark to see what's happening. >> no significant storms showing up in the forecast but we have the clouds in place and we have to talk about the possibility of a few showers as we head into easter. live on storm tracker not much in the way of radar activity. the bulk of the action to our east and north up along the north coast closer to eureka and crescent city. but we'll have more coverage to talk about as we head into your sunday. a live look outside we can show you looking out across the bay from our oakland camera near san francisco in the distance. currently 59 degrees and we could have a few drops falling from those clouds, not much as we take this into at least the forecast over the next 12 to 24 hours. so for tonight we hav

woodside, 68.old morning, sunshine would give us warmer weather especially as we head into sunday and monday. tori? >> thank you, steve. >>> why the state budget crisis is delaying the mailing of new vehicle registration forms. >>> also -- space shuttle "endeavour," just hours away from blasting off. where the commander's wife, congresswoman giffords will watch the lift-off. >>> and once again, here's william and kate making their first walk as a royal couple. we'll have more on the guests, the highlights it's all coming up. >>> 7:15. we want to update this hour's breaking news. you are looking at it right now. this is antioch. and crews are out there battling a big apartment house fire. newschopper2 is flying over this. this is on "a" street. again, newschopper2 is spanning around looking at the fire crews out there. we don't know if there's any injuries in this fire. but the fire forced some out their homes. we'll bring you an update on ground on this story as we get more information in. >>> 7:15

and 60 daly city. 68 woodside. steps will cool down with the cloud cover. the breeze is not going anywhere. it does look sunny and warmer in the weekends. >>> americans are driving less but prices ats gas pump continue to -- prices at the gas pump continue to climb. bay area gas prices are 35 cents higher than that. energy analysts say prices will continue to go up over the next three to four weeks. but prices are expected to be pushed down in june as people drive less and cut back on spending. >>> let's check in on wall street. helped by nice earnings reports coming in. dow jones up 115 points. starts today at 12, 995. a lot today will depend on what fed chairman ben bernanke says in his first ever news conference. >>> pioneer friend store is preparing for a major overhaul. they sent e-mails to members saying they would delete all accounts, photos and blogs. all information will be erased on may 31st. they are repositioning themselves as a social entertainment site for people to play games and music and mainly focus on asian users. >> fascinating. >>> all

two more big cats were spotted near a college and there have been two more sightings in woodside.eeting will include elected officials and law enforcement. it starts at 7:30 at at the choir yeah high school in redwood city. >> a family got quite a shock when the family cat turned up with an arrow sticking out after it's head. the cat max is recuperating. it went through his ear and the cat is doing really well. santa cruz animal officials say he was shot with a 12 inch arrow. it went through one ear and on into the base of its head. they are searching the neighborhood trying to identify a possible suspect. person responsible could face criminal animal abuse charges. >> eric: time to look at the weather forecast. >> kristen: rain is coming. >> definitely. scattered sprinkles but the bulk of the rain is up to the north. good morning to you. live doppler, mendocino county, radar returns more numerous. between 8:00 and 9:00 they will start to move in the north bay. until then we'll see the clouds thicken and lower to drop rain on us today. winds will be back behind the front but ahead

woodside, menlo park, mountain view a few showers. a couple more lingering here this morning. improving weather this weekend. here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving along okay. it's getting more crowded. you will see more people getting into san francisco. really any time after 6:30 i think we will start seeing a bigger crowd. this is a look at interstate 880 in front of the coliseum. let's go back to the desk. >>> we begin with developing news this morning in oakland. right now police are on the scene of a shooting at 39th and international. we will be heading to the scene this morning where a man was shot after a robbery attempt. we are told that victim is in grave condition and police are still on the scene looking for suspects. again, we have a crew on the scene. we will update you with new information throughout the morning. >>> our time now 6:01. new this morning a chp officer is in the hospital right now. a man is under arrest after a bad crash in san jose. the chp says the officer was helping someone with a disabled car. a car stopped on 880 northbound abo

. >>> in san mateo county there have been two mountain lion sightings, and both were in woodside. the firs was on friday night, the second occurred this morning at 7:00 a.m. near cedar lane and mountain home rode. parents should keep an eye on their small children and avoid hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk or at night. >> the president of yemen has agreed to resign and here in the bay area, hundreds lend their voices in support of the people there. >>> buckingham palace releases the royal guest list. leigh glaser is here. >> leigh: we have a chance of actually seeing some showers for they easter sunday. check out the seven-day forecast coming >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> alan: protests continue in yemen even after the countries president has agreed to step down. thousands marched through the streets of the capital, demanding the president resign immediately. he agreed to leave within 30 days in exchange for immunity from prosecution. during the demonstrations security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at the protestors. the obama administrat

then 65 woodside, san bruno, san francisco the 60s. but upper 50s daly city. also half man bay and pacifica. mostly sunny tuesday and wednesday and warmer. there's your cooldown thursday. one more system slides into the north. but then because so many people are complaining, i've decided and i want to school to learn this from tori's dad, i've decided this weekend will be sunny and warmer. >> all right. people asked my dad, what will the weather be like? i haven't decided yet! it will be nice this weekend. that's good. revolutionary music! ♪ music that inspires rebel fight nevertheless libya. also wikileaks releasing more classified documents. what they say about de tine's at guantanamo bay and some who are already been released. also new video of a huge prison break that involved hundreds of inmates. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> good morning. cou

in san mateo county, there have been two mountain lion sightings over a 12-hour period, both in woodside. the first was on friday night at 9:00 on skyline drive. the second one occurred yesterday morning at 7:00 a.m. near cedar lane and mountain home road. san mateo county is recommending that parents keep a close watch on small children and avoid hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk or in the evening. we have an update now this morning on the giants fan who was beaten at dodgers stadium last month. brian stowe's doctors say they increased his seizure medications from four to six types of medicine. ultimately, doctors want to take stowe off the medicine so they can determine his chances of recovery. but for now, his family says he will need to be heavily sedated until doctors find a drug cocktail to stop the seizures. coming up next, more protesting in yemen even though the country's president announced his intention to resign. and more than 100,000 pilgrims and tourists gather in st. peter's square to celebrate easter mass and hear pope benedict's message. ♪ [ female announcer ] why choose b

go woodside though at 67. cooler, breezy today. a lot of clouds. some sun. windy on the coast and also up in the higher elevations. more of the same friday. then sunshine. things turn around and have warmer weather sunday and monday. >>> all right. sounds good. thanks, steve. today chrysler wants to start formal discussions to refinance $7.5 billion in government loans. the company says it's not happy with the interest rate on the loans it needs to repay to the u.s. treasury and the canadian government and says refinancing could drastically cut costs. and that would clear the way for chrysler to get a loan from the u.s. department of energy to develop more fuel efficient cars. >>> all right. let's check in on the numbers this morning. more people applied for unemployment benefits last week, but we did have the bigger picture number that the unemployment rate in a hundred or so cities -- hundreds of cities actually across the united states the unemployment rate is down. but a live look at the big board. not a big move. dow jones up about 10 points. >>> all ri

>>> this morning authorities in san mateo county have an important warning for people living in woodside. watch out for mountain lions. a newspaper delivery man spotted one early yesterday morning. people living in the area are now being reminded never to approach a mountain lion. avoid hiking or walking at dawn, dusk or night when the mountain lions are most active. >>> time now 6:08. check in with sal see how we're doing so far. it's been relatively quiet. >> it has been. traffic moving along relatively well around there for this monday morning. if you're trying to get out of the house, let's go out and take a look at what we have. southbound 680 this is the exception. there is a crash heading down to the 580 interchange. one of the right lanes is blocked southbound 680. so watch for an injury accident there. this morning on highway 4 it looks good. there are no major problems on brentwood boulevard near spruce there's an overturned truck with 6,000 gallons of milk on board. some of that milk is beginning to spill out around brentwood boulevard one of the major streets there and it's c

time he was here he only met with the silicon valley billionaires, very exclusive dinner over in woodside. this time he is doing some of that too but he is also doing things a little differently. he is going to be taking his message out to you the public and doing it over facebook. we have some video of this. he is going to be holding a town hall style meeting broadcast live on facebook from their palo alto headquarters. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will be the moderator of the public webcast and the questions are preselected from facebook users, from you. so far 31,000 people have already rsvp'ed. the president will be talking about the economy, the deficit and tax plan. of course, there is the 2012 election coming up so he is also here to fundraise. this is some video of his last visit to the bay area. it was back in february. after the facebook town hall meeting, obama is scheduled to head up to san francisco for three fundraisers and we have a breakdown of what his plans are in san francisco. so tonight he will attend the private dinner at the presidio heights home of the ceo of sales

a mountain lion alerted woodside just moved up a notch after two sightings in the past three days. the latest early yesterday morning on olive hill lane. another mountain lion spotted on marva oaks drive on sunday. the experts are telling everybody never approach a mountain lion and avoid hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk and at nighttime when mountain lions are most active. >>> protesters camped out for another night at vallejo's glen cove. native americans consider it to be a sacred site where thousands are buried. they want to prevent a park from being built there. the group reached an agreement with the vallejo recreation district yesterday to allow them to continue to stay the night. protesters say they have no intention of leaving until the recreation district drops plans to build public bathrooms and a paveed parking lot. the department of justice has been called in to mediate that dispute. >>> pg&e is denying that poor recordkeeping played a role in last year's pipeline explosion and fire in san bruno. the utility is also dismissing suggestions that the disaster could have be

woodside a little warmer. pacifica at 60 and low 60s in the city. good for wednesday. cool down thursday as the system moves into the north. we clear it out friday and there's your weekend. mostly sunny and warmer weather. >>> all right. thank you, steve. nfl players have been advised to show up for work today. why the league says a judge's ruling does not mean the 2011 season is cleared for kickoff. >> reporter: and groupon and living social have even more competition this morning and it's coming from a palo alto based company. we're live in san francisco with the details. >>> good morning. southbound 680 traffic looks good. pleasanton, fremont on the way to san jose another look at the morning commute is straight ahead. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following right now at 6:45. state department telling americans living in syria get out while you can. this follows a brutal crackdown by syrian government forces against protesters in the southern part of syria. >>> supporters of proposition 8 are appealing to

if you live in woodside, authorities in san mateo county have an important warning. watch out for mountain lions. a newspaper delivery man spotted a mountain lion in the hills above interstate 280 early yesterday morning. the residents are advised not to approach a mountain lion if you see them and avoid hiking or jogging at dawn, dusk and nighttime when they're most active. >>> we are past april 15th. but midnight tonight is the deadline to file your taxes. last minute filers heading to the post offices should be prepared to pay a little extra though. ktvu's kraig debro is in oakland this morning to talk about the important change. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, pam. i'm going to tell you in a second about how people are getting around that increase. a lot of people are doing it these days. of course the tax deadline we're used to is on the 15th. it's on the 18th this year. some of the long lines we're used to seeing at post offices are not going to start forming until the 18th has come and gone around midnight. so we're at this shopping cente

. >>> a mountain lion alert in woodside has been moved up a notch. that's after two sightings in the past three days. the latest was early yesterday morning on olive hill lane. another mountain lion was spotted on marva oaks drive on sunday. experts are reminding everyone never to approach a mountain lion and to avoid hiking or riding at dawn, dusk and night when they are the most active. >>> protesters camped out for another night at vallejo's glen cove. native americans consider it to be a sacred site where thousands are buried. they want to prevent a park from being built there. the group reached an agreement with the vallejo recreation district yesterday to allow them to continue to stay the night, but the protesters say they have no intention of leaving until the recreation district drops its plans to build public bathrooms and a paveed parking lot. the department of justice has now been called in to mediate that dispute. >>> time now 6:04. pg&e is denying the poor recordkeeping played a role in last year's pipeline explosion and fire in san bru

we continue to see delays and 280 on the southbound direction here leading down towards woodside fromer reoccurring accident that was long ago cleared from the traffic lanes. other traffic, bridge jet, easy ride on the bay bridge. no delays. no back up. the meeting lights may have been deactivated. san mateo, problem free, light, golden gate bridge. 950, a checked on the weather as we had to the weather center. >> louisa: we're staying dry for now and looks like that we still have a slight chance of bringing in a few sprinkles we could see not much if any, preconditions into the afternoon star struck with the current temperatures we're actually wanted to the 50s abetted degree warmer than that in san francisco. low 50s. satellite, radar, showing that wet weather staying to the north. it looks like we might be able to squeeze out a few showers up into the north bay saying drive for a good portion. by the afternoon winds pick up a little bit breezy into to a clock hour winds up for their 24 san francisco, san rafael fairfield and fremont we will remain breezy as we head into the overnig

to gilroy, 77 saratoga. 74 menlo park and 60s on the coast, mid- to upper in the city and then 76 woodside to mountain view, 74. tomorrow, almost the same but slightly more of a westerly breeze. here comes the system on wednesday. a big cooldown with light rain on thursday into friday. but look at the lows, they will plunge. the weekend will be sunny and warmer after a very chilly start. >>> a new environmental concern to tell you about because of compact floressent light bullens -- fluorescent light bulbs. according to a report, a small percentage recycles them. those bulbs are ending up in landfall -- landfills. >>> the special reason that president obama is choosing today to launch his reelection bid. >>> and the plan being launched by two of moammar gadhafi's sons to push their father from libya. >>> good morning. mostly sunny skies. we'll end up with a lot of 60s by the coast. 70s low, around the bay. and then mid-70s inland. enjoy today. it looks like this will be the warmest day of the week. >> beautiful picture, steve. >>> a tsunami warning has been cancelled in indonesia after a b

sanmateo, redwood city, palo alto, woodside, 80. 60s and 70s. a little closer to the coast.ooler tomorrow, a lot of high clouds. and the wind will pick up on sunday. we warm it back up on monday/tuesday. >>> the barry bonds's trial is on a long weekend break but find out why it may be over sooner than anyone expected. >>> also -- two "american idol" contest apartments voted off the -- contestants voted off the show. one of them is from the community. -- >>> in san rafael, newschopper2 was over this. look at this. a car crashed into this building. now, this happened just about an hour ago in the 2000 block of francisco boulevard. we haven't heard of any injuries yet or even what caused this crash. >>> and today, new sales tax hikes take effect in six bay area cities. sanleandro, el cerrito and union city, they are now raising their sales tax to 10% or higher. concord's tax rate is 9.75%. santarosa and novato residents will pay 9.5% sales tax. >>> 8:46. testimony in the barry bonds's trial re-- barry bonds's trial resumes on monday. the final witness is expected to conclude hi

tomorrow, we'll really cool it off but 62 pacifica to 72 woodside. five-day, dealer even more so on wednesday. then we head for a big cooldown on thursday and friday. >>> 7:10. in japan today, the government set its first aid aches standards for fish after reports that radioactive contamination in the sea water near that damaged nuclear plant now measures several million times above the legal limit. tokyo electric power says sample taken near see water near one of the knee actors contains 7,000 times the legal lime its -- limit. this was on saturday. experts say radiation dissipates quickly. but it's unclear what effects it will have on the water. >>> and in the bay area, advocates for safe food and water say they are concerned about the radiation from japan showing up here. jade hernandez will have a live report coming up at 7:30 with the results of radio act -- radioactivity testing on bay area rain watter. >>> the faa is expected to issue an emergency issue today regarding boeing planes. now, this order would apply to boeing 737s, the same jet mod

the latest sighting was yesterday morning near woodside on cedar lane and mountain home road. there was also a sighting friday night on skyline drive. sheriff deputies responded to one of the sightings, but the mountain lion was gone by the time they arrived. >>> rules for using rat poison is about to change because rats are not the only animals dying. more and more animals are also being affected. the poison has also been known to kill household pets like dogs and cats. starting in june, the federal government banning the most toxic poisons. >>> a wet start to your sunday morning. giving you a live look from bay point. we have widespread cloud cover out there. drizzle, line rain falling at this time. take a look at storm tracker here. it really is hit or miss, but a few light scattered showers. with those low clouds at times, the radar really doesn't pick up some of the rain that actually hits the ground. we can expect a few sprinkles in and around san francisco, san rafael. if we head over to portions of the east bay, san leandro in and out of rainfall. we've got showers sur